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Malibu council asks staff to pursue Alert FM and other indoor alerting options after siren study
Summary
Residents urged a return to sirens after recent disasters; staff reported a siren feasibility study had found limitations for indoor warning and proposed exploring Alert FM, RIC infrastructure and prototype indoor receivers. Council directed the Public Safety Commission and staff to evaluate options and return with recommendations.
Residents pressed the council to revisit outdoor sirens after learning that in some emergency events cell phones may not reach everyone — "Siren would have been critical," one resident said — but staff said a previous feasibility and sound study flagged limits: sirens are primarily an outdoor alerting method and require many installations…
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